Quotes by Dan Castellaneta

About Dan Castellaneta:

Daniel Louis Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on the show, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people...

Dan Castellaneta

Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.

Dan Castellaneta

It's the cushiest job, but some lines are so funny that I crack up.

Dan Castellaneta

I think that most people don't even know that I do other things. They think that Homer is all that I do.

Dan Castellaneta

I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.

Dan Castellaneta

I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.

Dan Castellaneta

The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity.

Dan Castellaneta

I often say, if I wasn't part of the show I'd be a huge fan of it.

Dan Castellaneta

The voice doesn't take a lot of effort now, but in the beginning it was hard to try to find a voice. The one I settled on was just easier to do for a half-hour.

Dan Castellaneta

One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair.

Dan Castellaneta

If I were actually Homer Simpson, I'd be getting scripts out the wazoo.

Dan Castellaneta

I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.

Dan Castellaneta

There are times when the writers ask us to improvise. Sometimes the animators are inspired by what you do, and sometimes you are inspired by what the animators do.

Dan Castellaneta

It is better to watch things then to do them.

Dan Castellaneta

Don't eat me. I have a wife and kids. Eat them.

Dan Castellaneta

In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

Dan Castellaneta

Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.

Dan Castellaneta

Beer. Now there's a temporary solution.

Dan Castellaneta

Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.

Dan Castellaneta

To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.

Dan Castellaneta

Author Bio

  • NameDan Castellaneta
  • DescriptionVoice actor, actor, Comedian
  • BornOctober 29, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsAnnie Award; Primetime Emmy Award